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As of Tuesday, Wasco has had 36 cases of COVID-19, with 26 recoveries. In Shafter, there have been 34 confirmed cases with 30 of those reported as recovered. No one here has died of the virus, according to the county Department of Public Health’s website dashboard. There were 632 confirmed cases in the county, with 234 recovered and 22 are hospitalized in the county. On the Kern County Public Health dashboard, Wasco (ZIP code 93280) has had 36 test positive for the virus and 26 have recovered with no deaths reported in the city. Gov. Gavin N...
Gov. Gavin Newsom approved Kern County's request to enter Phase II of his masterplan to integrate the openings of local businesses with specific guidelines in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. In Phase II of his plan, Newsom said that local restaurants and nonessential shops can open while still practicing social distancing. This applies also to restaurants who have been limited to take-out only service since the Stay at Home order had been in place. The announcement resulted in several...
As Shafter High seniors faced the end of their high school career without a proper graduation ceremony, the community of Shafter came together to honor those students for the twelve years they have worked to complete the journey. Cynthia Marquez, a local woman who has been involved in many school and community events, helped head up a special event to honor the seniors. The event, Adopt-A-Senior, invited community members to adopt a Shafter High senior and treat the student to a basket of gift...
The Shafter City Council voted unanimously to table a compensation study that would determine what other comparable cities pay the employees in their different departments, such as Public Works. Recommended by City Manager Gabriel Gonzales, the study would be performed by Koff & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in such studies. It would help with classification of different positions, as well as determining what the market value of those positions are, Gonzalez said. The project...
Shafter High seniors were honored last Friday when the Generals' football field was lit up with a tribute to this year's graduates, complete with Class of 2020 painted on each sideline of the field and a big block S at midfield....
Due to the virus pandemic and the governor's order of a state lockdown, Wasco High School graduate Ruth Loza Ramos came up with the idea to Adopt a Senior. "I did this because it's the last year of high school for graduating seniors," Ramos said. "They are missing important milestone events during their senior year such as in-person classroom experiences, senior prom, sporting events, field trips, visits to college campuses and other social events that occur at the school and within the...
Wasco High School Principal Kevin Tallon sent a letter to all senior parents last week outlining options for the 2020 graduation ceremony: “The governor of California may allow the reopening of Phase III of the high school stadium to hold a traditional ceremony,” Tallon said. “This would be the district’s preference.” If the district reopened to Phase III, Tallon said the district will have some type of “in-person graduation” in late May or June. “Further details will be provided when t...
Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: County Clerk Vera Gibson, a guest at the Green Hotel for a Kern County Historical Society dinner....
SHAFTER Tin Cup Coffee 1101 E. Lerdo Hwy. 661-630-4061 Drive through Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Sun. closed Rocy’s Mexican Food 749 S. Shafter Ave. 661-746-2619 Open every day 8 a.m.—9 p.m. Tony’s Firehouse Restaurant 300 E. Lerdo Hwy. 661-746-9244 Open every day 11 a.m.-7 p.m. El Michoacano 237 Central Ave. 661-746-4872 La Fonda Taqueria and Mariscos 358 Central Ave. 661-746-0034 Don Pepe’s Bar & Grill 301 E. Lerdo Hwy. 661-746-6183 Reopens Friday, April 24, or pickup only. China Cuisine 563 James St. 661-746-3266 Giovann...
May 17 Anthony Chavez, 25, of Shafter, was arrested for vehicle theft, burglary of first degree, vandalism, inflicting corporal punishment on a a spouse and possession of controlled substance. Alex Jesus Neri, 36, of Shafter, was arrested for felon in possession of firearm, receiving of stolen property, driving without license and possession of a controlled substance. Alma Estela Gonzalez, 46, of Shafter, was arrested for theft and extortion of a vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Samantha Estrada Torres, 31, of Shafter, was arre...
1 years ago: May 19, 2010 A ceremony for some former Shafter High School athletes inducted in Shafter's Athletic Hall of Fame. Among were Dave Anderson (1947), Steven Rodriguez (1948) and Scott Peterson (1983). 20 years ago: May 10, 2000 The Cinco De Mayo queen was Adel Rodriguez. 30 years ago: May 16, 1990 Band members from Shafter and Wasco were a part of The Golden Empire Suns Youth Band representing California. The band was invited to perform on July 4, 1990, in Washington, D.C., to...
Shafter High student Nick Garza, who was diagnosed with leukemia just a month before the start of the SSL wrestling season, received a hero's parade as he prepared to travel to Los Angeles for a bone marrow transplant. The Kern County Fire Department led the way, followed by the Shafter Police Department, and Councilmember Cathy Prout, whose car was decorated with red, white and blue. A large number of cars followed, some decorated with balloons and a lot of them with posters with encouraging...
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 Solomon in all his wisdom hit the nail on the head with this nugget of truth, didn’t he? The Psalmist said it this way in Psalm 33:12a, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…” And one of America’s most beloved Presidents, Abraham Lincoln had a favorite scripture he oft quoted, “And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” (Mark 3:25 NKJV) Well, it does seem at this time that ou...
Ivan Perea Torres passed away peacefully in his home with his family by his side on May 14, 2020 in Shafter. He was born on May 26, 1984, in Bakersfield to Nicolas Hernandez Torres and Maria Perea Torres. Ivan married Stormie Michelle Gray in Bakersfield on Dec. 24, 2009. They have two children, Ethan Nicholas Torres and Karalyah Maria Torres. Ivan worked in construction. He was a terrific handyman and could fix anything. He was a very creative individual; his talents were endless. He had a...
Vidal Martinez, 59, of Bakersfield, passed away May 10 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Manuel Gonzalez Ortega, 75, of Shafter, passed away May 13 in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Veneranda S. Torres, 82, of Wasco, passed away May 16 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
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Vivian Grace Bergen was born August 17, 1921, in Shafter. She was the second of four children born to Zacharias and Ida Bartel. Vivian attended local schools and graduated from Shafter High in 1939. She continued her general education at Bakersfield College, and then onto Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, where she studied nursing for the next 3 years. On Sept. 29, 1944, she married Jake Fred Bergen at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church, just days before he shipped out to the...
